The ‘Troubled Waters’ exhibition, now making its way around the world, captures the wide range of water challenges – from floods to droughts.

Today, more than one billion people do not have access to clean water, the fundamental source of life. To create awareness for this problem, its causes and consequences and to encourage a more efficient use of water, Borealis and joint venture partner Borouge have created the ‘Troubled Waters’ exhibition, presenting the photos of Dieter Telemans, a renowned Belgium photographer who has travelled around the world documenting the many facets of freshwater resources.

The opening of the exhibition’s international tour was held in June 2010 at the Borealis offices in Vienna Borealis’ employees, families and visitors, and included a water test and an ICPDR information stand. Borealis is a member of the Business Friends of the Danube, the business association of the ICPDR.

Informing the public of water challenges and management solutions is a key step in encouraging them to better use and preserve their water resources, and is part of Borealis’s ambitious awareness-raising programme. The exhibition is touring as part of the ‘Water for the World’ programme, an project to raise awareness of the water challenges in the local communities which are home to Borealis’ facilities and centres, and to foster knowledge on the sustainable use of water and on effective sanitation.

To learn more about the exhibition and the ‘Water for the World’ programme, please visit: www.waterfortheworld.net.

Doris Gfrerer is ICPDR Project Staff working on communication and environmental education initiatives.